ap.jpg Unit 1, Segment 2


The following is based on the topic outline found in the AP US History "Acorn Guide". Although it is not necessarily exactly what you need to know for the exam, it will provide you with an "idea" of what you are reading for (while taking "Fresh Notes," of course).

2. Transatlantic Encounters and Colonial Beginnings
  • English settlement of New England
  • English settlement of the Mid-Atlantic region
  • English settlement of the South
  • From servitude to slavery in the Chespeake region
  • Relgious diversity in the American colonies

Kennedy Chapters for this Segment

  • Chapter 2 - The Planting of English America (pages 25-42)
  • Chapter 3 - Settling the Northern Colonies (pages 43-65)

Bailey Readings for this Segment

  • Precarious Beginnings in Virginia (pages 32-34)
  • Religious Strife in Maryland (pages 39-40)
  • The Planting of Plymouth (pages 42-45)
  • Conformity in the Bay Colony (pages 46-51)
  • Indian-White Relations in Colonial New England: Three Views of King Philip's War (pages 54-61)
  • Founding the Middle Colonies (pages 62-64)

The "New York" Quiz Questions for this section


Kennedy Exam Multiple Choice Questions for this section


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